Henry George School of Social Science Calendar
- 0404.July.Thursday
- 1010.July.Wednesday
COURSE 2 FINANCIAL LITERACY
Session 4Henry George School of Social Science149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Certificate Program in Sustainable Entrepreneurship – Course 2: Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is understanding how to make choices for deploying money in goal-effective ways. This course will not cover everything but will provide a framework for developing an effective relation with money.
Instructor: Steve Taft
Vice President at Morgan Stanley and author. Steve has been an instructor at the Henry George School of Social Science since 2016.
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Wednesdays: 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/10, 7/17
Course is 5 sessions and has a $5 registration fee. Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session.Topics
Basic Concepts
- Interest
- What is interest?
- Why does it even exist? (What does it represent?)
- Dividends
- Debt
- The role of debt
- Why does debt make sense? (Is debt something to fear?)
- Equity
- What is equity?
- What are different ways to invest in equity?
- Risk
- Various types of risk
- Credit quality Market Interest rate
- Political Taxes, War, Trade Time (value of money)
- Opportunity
Taking Control of your Money
- Managing your financial life
- Understanding what your money needs to do for you
- Having a budget that allows for investing
- Can risk be part of your budget?
- Prioritizing debts
- Insurance
- Its purpose
- Does it fit in with your life?
- Open Q&A
Investment Vehicles
- Funds
- Types
- Finding quality and value
- Bonds
- Types
- Finding quality and value
- Commodities
- Types
- Futures
Spending and Saving Strategies
- Credit Cards and Debit Cards
- Other payment methods
- Portfolio Diversification
- Merits
- Shortcomings
- Things that are helpful to understand Yourself!
- Economic principles (Business cycles, Georgism)
- Media’s incentives to report or not.
How do current events affect my money?
Open discussion on current events and how to interpret them
- Interest
- 1717.July.Wednesday
COURSE 2 FINANCIAL LITERACY
Session 5Henry George School of Social Science149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Certificate Program in Sustainable Entrepreneurship – Course 2: Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is understanding how to make choices for deploying money in goal-effective ways. This course will not cover everything but will provide a framework for developing an effective relation with money.
Instructor: Steve Taft
Vice President at Morgan Stanley and author. Steve has been an instructor at the Henry George School of Social Science since 2016.
Location: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Wednesdays: 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/10, 7/17
Course is 5 sessions and has a $5 registration fee. Payment or proof of payment must be provided at first session.Topics
Basic Concepts
- Interest
- What is interest?
- Why does it even exist? (What does it represent?)
- Dividends
- Debt
- The role of debt
- Why does debt make sense? (Is debt something to fear?)
- Equity
- What is equity?
- What are different ways to invest in equity?
- Risk
- Various types of risk
- Credit quality Market Interest rate
- Political Taxes, War, Trade Time (value of money)
- Opportunity
Taking Control of your Money
- Managing your financial life
- Understanding what your money needs to do for you
- Having a budget that allows for investing
- Can risk be part of your budget?
- Prioritizing debts
- Insurance
- Its purpose
- Does it fit in with your life?
- Open Q&A
Investment Vehicles
- Funds
- Types
- Finding quality and value
- Bonds
- Types
- Finding quality and value
- Commodities
- Types
- Futures
Spending and Saving Strategies
- Credit Cards and Debit Cards
- Other payment methods
- Portfolio Diversification
- Merits
- Shortcomings
- Things that are helpful to understand Yourself!
- Economic principles (Business cycles, Georgism)
- Media’s incentives to report or not.
How do current events affect my money?
Open discussion on current events and how to interpret them
- Interest
- 3131.July.Wednesday
Economics for Progressives
SeminarHenry George School of Social Science149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016Economics for Progressives
Progressives seek greater economic equality, universal medical care, affordable housing, and free education but targeting these problems via direct legislation seems to be their preferred policy tool. Are there any unintended consequences to this approach? What other remedies are there to consider? Join us as Professor Fred Foldvary of San Jose University leads our interesting and timely interactive seminar.
Henry George School of Social Science is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Time: Jul 31, 2019 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)Note: This is an online event. This event will be recorded. By participating in this event you are consenting to being recorded. Please refer to the information provided below for access. We recommend downloading Zoom Videoconferencein advance to test your connection. If you need help, feel free to call us at 212 889 8020, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Monday thru Friday)
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